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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article D547-4

For the purposes of Article L. 547-5, the provider of participative finance services shall include the overheads incurred by the activity mentioned in Article L. 547-4 in the calculation of the pruden…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-7

Appeals against the decisions provided for in articles D. 3121-5 and D. 3121-6 may be lodged with the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment within one month o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed minimum

Article R*3231-17

When the minimum growth wage is increased in application of the provisions of article L. 3231-5, a joint decree by the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture and the economy and finance shall a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers

Article D7233-7

The beneficiaries of the financial assistance provided for in article L. 7233-4 are employees or agents of natural persons or legal entities governed by public or private law, as well as those mention…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-6

Parrogation au 4° de l'article R. 431-5, l'étranger, titulaire d'une carte de séjour pluriannuelle, à l'exception de la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " passeport talent " prévue l'a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-11

…son responsible for the research or conservation activity;4° The number of embryos being researched;5° Where applicable, the number, designation and characteristics of the embryonic stem cell lines ob…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…of the Olympic Games "city + year", in conjunction with the French Paralympic and Sports Committee;5° The terms "Olympic Games", "Olympism" and "Olympiad" and the acronym "JO";6° The terms "Olympic",…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: New extensions

Article L742-5

…e removal decision:a) an application for protection against removal under 9° of article L. 611-3 or 5° of Article L. 631-3;b) or an application for asylum under the conditions provided for in Articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski lift equipment.

Article L2333-52

The communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation which, on 31 December 1983, collected the special tax on gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets by companies operating s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 5126-1 :1° Internal-use pharmacies may prepare sterile medical devices or their accessories for healthcare professionals and biologists in charge of m…

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